Jaylen Brown insists he never demanded Celtics trade, pushes back on 'false allegations' from Brian Scalabrine

The now-76ers star denied giving Boston a list of ultimatums or a trade demand this summer The messiest drama in the NBA resides in the Northeast corridor, where new Philadelphia 76ers star Jaylen Brown has yet to reach the stage where bygones can be bygones with his old team, the Boston Celtics. Brown was floated in trade rumors early in the offseason as the Milwaukee Bucks were trying to trade Giannis Antetokounmpo before ultimately getting dealt to Philly in a stunning in-division deal for Paul George. His old running mate, Jayson Tatum, said he was shocked by the move, which Brown finds hard to believe. Tatum tried to bury any notion of beef between he and Brown, insisting "this ain't f–kin Shaq and Kobe," but Brown is less eager to move on and said it might not be beef but could be "lamb chops and gravy" between the two former teammates.

Amid all of that, former Celtics player and current Celtics TV analyst Brian Scalabrine tried defending Tatum by claiming on his radio show that Brown asked for a trade and actually gave Boston a list of demands this offseason and wanted to be traded if they weren't met. Brown's reps called that "10,000% a lie" and Brown was asked about it after the Sixers' win on Wednesday night and